Chicago (IL) - The growth of botnets has prompted several voices to claim that the war against this threat already has been lost. However, security software developer CA says the war "is far from over." It can be won, we were told, but Internet users will have to learn websmarts and be cautious about a false sense of security that is created by antivirus software - and Windows Vista.

Hello,
Definitely so. But reading about Windows Vista in every article makes my blood pressure go up. And of course, if you make the bold step of trying Linux and actually doing something for yourself - you have made a quantum leap in brains. Someone using Linux is not very likely to use IE and get himself infected every Wednesday ...
Mrk

Hello,
Definitely so. But reading about Windows Vista in every article makes my blood pressure go up. And of course, if you make the bold step of trying Linux and actually doing something for yourself - you have made a quantum leap in brains. Someone using Linux is not very likely to use IE and get himself infected every Wednesday ...
Mrk

One thing that i've discovered over these computer years which can prove just as bad as malware and sometimes worse, is commercial programs & (Chiefly AV's) i'm referring to in this instance, which absolutely make a mockery of your good system after you have stablize it from itself (m$) to begin with.

Yeah, software can even leave behind a big mess even after you uninstall it.

While I fully agree with the title of this thread, it is important to note that the vast majority of users completely know nuts about this. That is, simply not well-informed of all this.

Now, a question, why are there still so many security threats when we have so many protection tools available? Simply because. Blame it all on human activity. Just like climate change. Most people will do their security or other computing work just to earn a living.

Seriously, having uneducated computer users asking me questions about all sorts of computer issues makes my blood boil at times, only cases where the user is unable to absorb all the bloody information after many explanations. It can be so frustrating to the point where I can just ignore them.

One thing that i've discovered over these computer years which can prove just as bad as malware and sometimes worse, is commercial programs & (Chiefly AV's) i'm referring to in this instance, which absolutely make a mockery of your good system after you have stablize it from itself (m$) to begin with.

Yeah, software can even leave behind a big mess even after you uninstall it.

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Ive shur noticed that so Ive deleted left over files from searching program files list +
now it's clean enuff by using Ad-Aware - Ccleaner + Reg cure with Sygate firewall

That's good info. Thanks for sharing. It's true - botnets are increasing, and the next gen hackers are smarter than antivirus/spyware mfgs. One of my clients had a site taken down by a botnet....bad news.